Grace Comisso

A remnant of weeds are left after weeks of digging. The 25′ x 7′ block of what used to be grass is full of thick, twisted shoots, some reaching 18″ into the ground. At first, I fought with this chore. Then, I remembered saying, “I’d rather be tilling the land” when I first struggled learning [...]

Upon entering the eighty degree greenhouse of the Butterfly Conservatory in Niagara Falls, Ontario, hundreds of wings whisked by our faces. Their endless movements challenged me to chase them down, snapping my camera to record their colorful marks. Nature transformed brown furry shells into striking color patterns. It’s the species I most relate to because of their [...]

As a member of two Meetup Groups, it was interesting to hear that the concept began from 9/11 to grow local communities. This email has the story. Fellow Meetuppers, I don’t write to our whole community often, but this week is special because it’s the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and many people don’t know that [...]

Who is Colleen, you wonder? (if you’d rather not read on) you can check out her latest venture here, http://50for50.us/ or if you want my take on Colleen, keep going. She’s a woman who thinks fifty is old, Ha! And, she came up with a super-duper fundraising feat. If she raises 50,000 by her 50th [...]